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The high school football season has been shaped to an extraordinary extent by Tampa Bay quarterbacks who consistently put up eye-popping numbers. Five quarterbacks have already thrown for 400-plus yards in a game. Twelve are ranked among the top 50 (for passing yards) in the state, according to MaxPreps. Several ...Read more

Berkeley Prep at Tampa Catholic, 7 Key matchup: Cody Endris vs. Gordon Stetson — Endris, a senior linebacker, leads the Crusaders with 78 tackles. His main job Friday will likely be stopping Stetson, who is averaging more than 113 yards per game and has scored eight rushing touchdowns for the ...Read more

SMQ team of the week Zephyrhills: The first half of the Bulldogs’ season has been characterized by blowout wins in which they piled on the points. That was not the case Friday night against Nature Coast. In the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs trailed 14-7 in a key Class 5A, District ...Read more

TAMPA — The Fort Meade fans unfurled a huge yellow banner that nearly blanketed the entire visitor stands prior to the second half kickoff of a game delayed after the lights went out at Berkeley Prep last week. It read: “Keep the lights on, you don’t want to miss the ...Read more

TAMPA — After enduring a lighting delay and a constant downpour, the Eagles and Bucs slugged it out. With their passing game out the window due to the conditions, the Bucs opened in an “L” formation with three backs in the backfield and pounded away at Springstead, primarily with sophomore ...Read more

LAKELAND — Lakeland Christian spotted Berkeley Prep a 21-point lead and made an effort to rally, often overcoming its own mistakes. The Vikings, however, came up short in their first Class 3A, District 4 game. Berkeley Prep sacked quarterback Christian Alexander for a 3-yard loss with about 20 seconds remaining ...Read more

Welcome to the Midweek Grab Bag. We suggest you pour yourself a nice cool beverage, find a comfortable place to sit, and enjoy a nice bowl of numbers soup. Grab Bag power rankings Here are the 20 hottest things in high school football right now. 1. (1) Pinellas County football: ...Read more

TAMPA — With one of its main offensive weapons sidelined with an injury, Berkeley Prep went back to the basics in a win over Sarasota Booker. The Buccaneers used a stifling run defense led by linebacker Joe Schiano and defensive tackle Bo Peek, tying the Tornadoes’ hands behind their backs ...Read more

With just over a minute remaining in the fourth quarter, Berkeley Prep senior cornerback Antonio Johnson secured a thrilling 14-13 home win for his team by picking off Victory Christian quarterback Caleb Lewis’ two-point conversion pass attempt to receiver Alvin Harper. The Storm’s star receiver had burned the Buccaneers for ...Read more

SMQ Player of the Week: Dillon O’Toole, River Ridge Since getting hired at his alma mater in 2011, River Ridge coach Ryan Benjamin has spent a lot of time thinking about beating Land O’Lakes. He even bought a trophy — a gator mouth embedded on a black marble plaque — ...Read more

4 teams to believe in Lennard: Supporters of Lennard, just 1-19 over the past two seasons, spent the past few days practically guaranteeing the Longhorns would beat East Bay. And, well, boom went the dynamite in a 28-7 win. Gulf: The Bucs have been more awful than the Longhorns recently. ...Read more

The Berkeley Prep special teams swarmed Middleton to set up a number of short scores, and quarterback Brad Mayes threw four TD. The Tigers, under new coach Jeff George, fumbled on the first play and Buc running back Gordon Stetson carried it in for an 8-yard TD on the next ...Read more

NEW PORT RICHEY — A strong offseason had Gulf thinking big things, but starting the 2014 campaign with the best team on its schedule might have squelched some of the enthusiasm. A solid defensive effort and a grind-it-out running game as well as a pair of touchdown passes by Brad ...Read more